21st August 2013

Railway Touring Company
The Dorset Coast Express

Locos Used (1) 47245 & steam: 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
Stock Used 99953+99121+99125+99712+99127+99122+99350+1860+4994+99304

Route : 
1Z67 : London Victoria to Weymouth
1Z69 : Weymouth to London Waterloo

Loco(s) Route
70013 (2) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
47245 (3) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Southampton Central
70013 (2) Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Farnborough Main - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes: 
(1) 47245 replaced unavailable 34067 'Tangmere'.
(2) 47245 on rear.
(3) 70013 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett & Chris Bracey

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Tom Cairns)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Revised Actual
London Victoria 08.44d [P2] 08.45   - - -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/48 ?   - - -
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/52 [RVL] ?   - - -
Longhedge Jn 08/58 ?   - - -
London Waterloo - -   21.38a [P19] 21.18a [UR] [P16] 21.13
Clapham Junction 09/02 [P5] [DF] 09/05   21/23½ [P3] 21/09 [P8] 21/03
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/12   21/15½ [P1] [US] - -
Brentford 09/15 [P2] 09/19   - - -
Hounslow 09/21 [P2] 09/23 [P2]   - - -
Richmond - -   21/07 [P2] - -
Twickenham - -   21/03½ [P4] - -
Feltham Jn 09/23 09/25   21/00 - -
Feltham 09/24½ [P2] 09/28   20/58 [P1] - -
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09.34 ~ 09.37   20.47a ~ 20.50d [P1] - -
Virginia Water 09/45½ [P4] 09/46   20/35 [P3] - -
Addlestone Jn 09/53½ ?   20/19 - -
Wimbledon - -   - 21/03½ [P6] 21/00
New Malden - -   - 21/00½ 20/58
Surbiton - -   - 20/58½ [P2] 20/55
Hampton Court Jn - -   - 20/57  20/54
Weybridge - -   - 20/50½ 20/49
Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [DS] 09/58 [DS]   20/16 [US] 20/49 20/48
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.07d [P5] 10.05 ~ 10.08   20.06a ~ 20.10d [P1] [US] 20.36a ~ 20.44d [P1] 20.33 ~ 20.43
Woking Jn 10/08½ [DS] 10/12   20/04½ [US] 20/32 [US] 20/32
Pirbright Jn 10/14 [DS] 10/16   19/57½ [US] 20/25 [US] 20/24
Farnborough (Main) 10/18 [P2] 10/20   19/53½ [P1] 20/20 [P1] 20/20
Fleet 10/22 [P2] 10/24   19/50 [P1] 20/15 [P1] 20/15
Winchfield 10w27a ~ 10w39d [P2] 10.28 ~ 10.41   ? 20/11½ [P1] 20/11
Basingstoke 10.52a ~ 10.55d [P2] 10.54 ~ 10.57   19w28a ~ 19w39d [P4] [US] 19w51a ~ 20w03d [P4] [US] 19w44 ~ 20w01 [P4] [US]
Worting Jn 10/59½ [DF] 11/02   19/21½ [US] 19/47 [US] 19/39
Winchester 11/16 [P2] 11/17   19/04½ [P1] - -
Shawford Jn / Shawford 11/19 [DS] 11/19   18/59 - -
Eastleigh 11/36 [P2] 11/32   18*37a ~ 18*48d [P1] - -
St Denys 11/42 [P2] 11/48   18/30 [P1] - -
Northam Jn 11/49 [DF] 11/54   18/28 [UF] - -
Andover - -   - 19/25 [P1] 19/24
Laverstock North Jn - -   - 19/07 19/09
Laverstock South Jn - -   - 19/05 19/06
Dean - -   - 18/55 18/56
Romsey - -   - 18/46 [P2] 18/47
Redbridge - -   - 18/38 18/38 [P2]
Southampton Central 11.53a ~ 11.56d [P3] [DS] 11.58 ~ 12.01   18/25½ [P1] 18.25 ~ 18.32 [P1] 18.26 ~ 18.32
Redbridge 12/02 12/06   18/21 18/21 18/21 [P1]
Beaulieu Road 12w10a ~ 12w20d [P2] 12.12 ~ 12.25   18/14 18/14 18/15
Brockenhurst 12/27 [P3] 12/30   18/09 [P2] 18/09 [P2] 18/09
Bournemouth 12.48a ~ 12.50d [P3-P4] 12.50 ~ 12.51 [P3]   17.47a ~ 17.50d [P3] 17.47 ~ 17.50 [P3] 17.47 ~ 17.50 [P2]
Branksome 12/56 [P2] 12/58   17/38 [P1] 17/31 [P1] 17/24
Poole 13/01 [P2] 13/02   17/29 [P1] 17/24 [P1] 17/18
Wareham 13/12 [P2] 13/11   17L10a ~ 17L16d [P1] 17/12 [P1] 17/08
Wool 13/19 [P2] 13/16   17/03 [P1] 17/03 [P1] 17/01
Moreton 13/25 [P2] 13/20   16/58 [P1] 16/58 [P1] 16/55
Dorchester South 13/32 [P1] 13/29   16/50 [P1] 16/50 [P1] 16/48
Dorchester Jn 13/34 13/30   16/49 16/49 16/47
Weymouth 13.45a [P1] 13.41 [P2]   16.35d [P1] 16.35d [P2] 16.35 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z66 : (70013 with 47245 on rear) : Southall to Willesden No.7 Jn
5Z66 : (47245 with 70013 on rear) : Willesden No.7 Jn to Victoria
5Z71 : (47245 with 70013 on rear) : Waterloo to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.20d 23.49a
Southall Yard 06.30 ~ 06.45 23.24 ~ 23.36
Southall East Jn 06/46 23/23
West Ealing 06/48 [UR] 23/20
Acton West 06/50 [UR] 23/18
Acton Main Line 06/56 [GL] 23/12 [GL]
Acton Wells Jn 07/02 23/11
Acton Canal Wharf Jn 07/06 -
Willesden No.7 Jn 07.10 ~ 07.16 -
Acton Lane Reception Sdg 07.17 ~ 07.24 -
Willesden SW Sdgs - 22.20 ~ 23.08
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/26 22/13
North Pole Jn 07/27 22/12
Kensington Olympia 07.31 ~ 07.35 22.06 ~ 22.08
Latchmere Jn 07/43 21.42 ~ 21.58
Longhedge Jn 07/46 -
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/51 [RVL] -
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/57 -
London Victoria 08.04a [P2] -
West London Jn - 21/39
Nine Elms Jn - 21/36
London Waterloo - 21.30d [P16]


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